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How do you spell Principle?

Correct spelling

principle

PRINCIP + LE. A principle is a ruLE. Principal is a person.

Why is principle spelled this way?

From Latin principium, a beginning. PRINCEPS (first). A principle is what comes first — the foundational rule from which all subsequent reasoning follows.

Common misspellings of principle

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Example

It's against my principles.

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